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'''Karate Kid'''
 
'''Karate Kid'''
  
Val, an orphan from 30th century Tokyo, is an expert on all types of martial arts and the various sciences of hand-to-hand combat.  Taking the name Karate Kid, Val is inducted into the [[Legion of Super-Heroes]] after a try-out where he not only shows his power by slicing through metal beams, but, ultimately, by challenging [[Superboy]] himself.  Using uncanny quickness and weight-shifting, Karate Kid is able to evade attacks and throw the Boy of Steel into a wall with tremendous force.  Even after Val is eventually defeated, Superboy says, "anyone who can give '''me''' that kind of a tussle belongs in the Legion!"  (Adv No. 346, Jul 1966: "One of Us is a Traitor!")
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Val, an orphan from 30th century Tokyo, is an expert on all types of martial arts and the various sciences of hand-to-hand combat.  Taking the name Karate Kid, Val is inducted into the [[Legion of Super-Heroes]] after a try-out where he not only shows his power by slicing through metal beams, but, ultimately, by challenging [[Superboy]] himself.  Using uncanny quickness and weight-shifting, Karate Kid is able to evade attacks and throw the Boy of Steel into a wall with tremendous force.  Even after Val is eventually defeated, Superboy says, "anyone who can give '''me''' that kind of a tussle belongs in the Legion!"  (Adv No. 346, Jul 1966: "One of Us is a Traitor!").
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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karate_Kid_%28comics%29 Wikipedia Entry on Karate Kid]
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*[http://www.dcindexes.com/indexes/indexes.php?character=karatekid Karate Kid Index by Mike]
  
 
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Karate Kid

Val, an orphan from 30th century Tokyo, is an expert on all types of martial arts and the various sciences of hand-to-hand combat. Taking the name Karate Kid, Val is inducted into the Legion of Super-Heroes after a try-out where he not only shows his power by slicing through metal beams, but, ultimately, by challenging Superboy himself. Using uncanny quickness and weight-shifting, Karate Kid is able to evade attacks and throw the Boy of Steel into a wall with tremendous force. Even after Val is eventually defeated, Superboy says, "anyone who can give me that kind of a tussle belongs in the Legion!" (Adv No. 346, Jul 1966: "One of Us is a Traitor!").

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